Articles filed under Big Ten
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No. 24 Illinois stuns Rutgers on Bryant’s 40-yard TD reception with four seconds leftNov 23, 2024 6:06 pm - PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Trailing by a point at the 40-yard line with 14 seconds to play and no timeouts, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent in a play known as “church” to Luke A...
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Rise and whine: Big Ten football fans cry foul over early kickoffsNov 23, 2024 8:00 am - It wasn’t even 9 on Saturday morning, but Matt Chmielewski was outside his Airbnb, a few blocks from Wrigley Field, choking down Wild Turkey from a paper cup. The folding...
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No. 24 Illinois and Rutgers are climbing the Big Ten ladder heading into Saturday's showdownNov 21, 2024 5:25 pm - PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After years of being at the bottom of the Big Ten Conference, No. 24 Illinois and Rutgers are going in the right direction under Bret Bielema and Greg ...
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Tomislav Ivisic scores 20 points and Illinois overcomes 18 turnovers to beat Oakland 66-54Nov 13, 2024 10:30 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Tomislav Ivisic scored 20 points, Ben Humrichous added 10 and Illinois overcame 18 turnovers to beat Oakland 66-54 on Wednesday night. Illinois has started a ...
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College athletes are getting paid and fans are starting to see a growing share of the billNov 10, 2024 12:00 pm - Winning at big-time college sports has never been free. But in a rapidly changing era in which players are allowed to earn money, it's never been more clear that fans will be picking up a bigger part of the tab.
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No. 8 Indiana scores 2 early TDs to beat Michigan 20-15 and earn school-record 10th winNov 09, 2024 7:47 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kurtis Rourke and No. 8 Indiana's offense looked in sync through the first half Saturday. Then the high-scoring Hoosiers needed their defense to bail ...
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Tomislav Ivisic scores 18 points, Illinois hits 15 3s to roll past SIU Edwardsville 90-58Nov 08, 2024 9:50 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Tomislav Ivisic scored 18 points and led five players into double-figure scoring as Illinois raced to a 90-58 victory over in-state rival SIU Edwardsville on...
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Men’s college basketball preview: Illinois starts over after Elite Eight runNov 08, 2024 3:24 pm - Illinois is a good representative of the current era of college basketball. This year’s team will be completely different than last year’s Elite Eight squad. Previews of the Illini, Northwestern, Loyola and more.
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Joseph Himon bookends touchdowns to send Northwestern past Purdue 26-20 in OTNov 02, 2024 4:30 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue coach Ryan Walters went for the win in overtime Saturday. When his gamble failed, the Northwestern Wildcats made sure the Boilermakers paid ...
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Minnesota rallies to defeat No. 24 Illinois 25-17 for the Golden Gophers’ 4th straight winNov 02, 2024 4:25 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Max Brosmer threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Geers and Dragan Kesich kicked his fourth field goal of the game in the final five minutes, rallying Minn...